Special rights' ordinance is discriminatory

Friday, August 9, 2013

During his “State of the City” address, Mayor Jim Ellison displayed once again his contempt for Royal Oak citizens and taxpayers who disagree with his agenda of extending “special rights” to certain groups while restricting freedom of religion, freedom of association, and privacy rights for others. This is the very essence of discrimination, yet Mr. Ellison labels his opponents “reactionary, bitter-enders, obstructionists” and accuses them of abusing “statutory law” for merely exercising their constitutional rights by petitioning to put the so-called “Human Rights Ordinance” on the ballot.

You have to hand it to Mayor Ellison: he certainly knows how to put the “bully” into the bully pulpit.

Groups like ours at justroyaloak.org are dedicated to standing up to the mayor and the city commission and keeping our city the diverse, tolerant community that it already is. That’s why we urge citizens will vote “no” on the discriminatory “special rights” Proposal A in November.